The Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Performance Standards (England) Order 2005

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Part I of the Local Government Act 1999 (Best Value) places requirements on local authorities and other authorities (“best value authorities”: see section 1 of that Act) relating to economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the exercise of their functions. Section 4(1) of that Act provides the Secretary of State with a power to specify by Order best value performance indicators and standards.

This Order specifies performance indicators by reference to which a best value authority’s performance in exercising functions can be measured. The Order also specifies standards in respect of particular functions and particular best value authorities.

The Order applies to best value authorities in England except police authorities.

The Order revokes and replaces The Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Performance Standards Order 2003. It also makes consequential revocations of orders amending that Order.

Article 3 and Schedule 1 to the Order specify general health indicators which apply in respect of all the functions of best value authorities specified in that article.

Article 4 and Schedule 2 to the Order specify indicators which apply to the best value authorities specified in that article in relation to their education functions.

Article 5 and Schedule 3 to the Order specify indicators which apply to the best value authorities specified in that article in relation to their health and social care of children functions.

Article 6 and Schedule 4 to the Order specify indicators which apply to the best value authorities specified in that article in relation to their health and social care of adults functions.

Article 7 and Schedule 5 to the Order specify indicators which apply to the best value authorities specified in that article in relation to their housing and housing related services functions.

Article 8 and Schedule 6 to the Order specify indicators which apply to the best value authorities specified in that article in relation to their housing and housing related services functions.

Article 9 and Schedule 7 to the Order specify indicators which apply to the best value authorities specified in that article in relation to their housing benefit and council tax benefit functions.

Article 10 and Schedule 8 to the Order specify indicators which apply to the best value authorities specified in that article in relation to their waste and cleanliness functions.

Article 11 and Schedule 9 to the Order specify standards which apply to the best value waste authorities (apart from those specified in Article 12) in relation to their waste functions.

Article 12 and Schedule 10 to the Order specify standards which apply to the named waste authorities specified in that article in relation to their waste functions.

Article 13 and Schedule 11 to the Order specify indicators which apply to the best value authorities specified in that article in relation to their transport functions.

Article 14 and Schedule 12 to the Order specify indicators which apply to the best value authorities specified in that article in relation to their environment and environmental health functions.

Article 15 and Schedule 13 to the Order specify indicators which apply to the best value authorities specified in that article in relation to their planning functions.

Articles 16, 17 and 18 to the Order specify standards which apply to the best value authorities specified in those articles in relation to their planning functions.

Article 19 and Schedule 14 to the Order specify indicators which apply to the best value authorities specified in that article in relation to their community safety and well-being functions.

Article 20 and Schedule 15 to the Order specify indicators which apply to the best value authorities specified in that article in relation to their culture functions.

Article 21 and Schedule 16 to the Order specify indicators which apply to the best value authorities specified in that article in relation to their fire and rescue functions.

Article 22 and Schedule 17 to the Order provide for revocations.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument, as it has no impact on the costs of businesses, charities or voluntary bodies; neither does it have significant financial impact on any public bodies.